Ebert reviews Friday The 13th Part 4

[slasherfan]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Zevvnd9YOI&search=slasher
he seems pissed!!

[MisterTwister]

I saw this before and always wanted to jump into the TV and beat the shit out of Ebert while yelling "It's only a movie, calm down you fuckwad!"

[slasherfan]

Originally posted by MisterTwister
I saw this before and always wanted to jump into the TV and beat the shit out of Ebert while yelling "It's only a movie, calm down you fuckwad!"
Yeah, he looks like h e's going to have a heart attack or something!

[MisterTwister]

Ebert's rants on the movie is pure stupidity. I love when he goes on about it doesn't matter if you have a boyfriend etc. you're going to killed in this movie. Well Ebert, that's how life is, unexpected shit happans. You can get a raise at your job and then have a heartattack, you can just get married and get murdered by some maniac, it's unexpected and Ebert's rant on that is just plain stupid.

[slasherfan]

I'd love to go back in time and video tape Ebert watching these movies, I'm sure his reactions would of been hilarious.
Also the reactions of the people behind him "MOM! I can't see the movie, some fat ass is in the way.... ew! He farted, I can't breath!"

[Lazy Boy]

At least Siskel was being a little more rational and level headed in his dislike of the film. Ebert has written reviews against P.C.-ism and the like in films, yet he himself has given over to these unfortunate bouts of moral soapboxing matches. Raising a stink would do more to promote the film rather than sink it, and Ebert was feeding into that by going on this tiresome tirade.

[chinton]

Personaly I dont like the movie but wow that was freakin hysterical. You would think he was watching something that was pure evil. Its a cheapie slasher film. Chill out.

[slasherfan]

It's like Ebert found out he has Aids right before he taped this.

[A.J. Hakari]

Well, THE FINAL CHAPTER wasn't the greatest one of the series, after all...



:p

[doaflip]

Originally posted by Lazy Boy
At least Siskel was being a little more rational and level headed in his dislike of the film.

Allegedly when the first Friday came out, Siskel printed Betsy Palmer's address and urged people to write to her, questioning how she could appear in such worthless harmful crap.

I don't get why film critics become film critics if they don't like all regions of film.

Apparently Barry Norman (essentially the British version of Leonard Maltin in the 80s and 90s) gave Hellraiser a bad review, then in his next series he did reports from the sets of various films - one of them being Hellraiser II. The legend goes that Clive Barker and the producer locked Norman in a room and then demanded to know how he thought he could get away with reporting from Hellraiser II when he gave the original a scathing review.

Critics are silly.

[The_Driller_Killer]

Not too long ago, a member on this board (I can't remember who) made a brilliant comment that reigns true in the genre and it was that "most critics would rather gnaw their own foot off than admit a horror film is any good." Look at the pointless, boring blather that is constantly hailed as incredible filmmaking. Look at all the brilliant horror films that are constantly overlooked. For years (pretty much since day one), the horror genre has been the whipping boy in the film industry and that's mainly because no one takes is seriously. I shudder to think of all the incredible films in our beloved genre that should've swept the Oscars, but were of course ignored. No matter what, critics like Siskel will never take horror seriously because most of the time, there are no redeeming qualities in these films. They're just pure entertainment. They negelect to realize, however, that pure entertainment can be art, too.

[slasherfan]

I think part of being a big Friday fan is you do have to realise they aren't for everybody.
Personaly I dont like the movie
Ok I'm not going to jump all over chinton for that, his opinion and I can't force someone to like these movies. I can admit they are brainless slasher movies and the plot/sequels are very simular but that's why I like em and I can see why someone else might complain about that and not like it and that's fine but as Chinton also pointed out, Eberts comments are way over the top, he should give it a bad review and leave it at that, I doubt he's go on a big rant like that today.
What's with that part where he complains about the message to the movie being it doesn't matter what your hopes and dreams are or that you got a new girlfriend etc, you're going to get killed?
You could say the same thing about action movies, alot of action movies have innocent people being blown away for no real reason what so ever.

[Lazy Boy]

Originally posted by The_Driller_Killer
Not too long ago, a member on this board (I can't remember who) made a brilliant comment that reigns true in the genre and it was that "most critics would rather gnaw their own foot off than admit a horror film is any good." Look at the pointless, boring blather that is constantly hailed as incredible filmmaking. Look at all the brilliant horror films that are constantly overlooked. For years (pretty much since day one), the horror genre has been the whipping boy in the film industry and that's mainly because no one takes is seriously. I shudder to think of all the incredible films in our beloved genre that should've swept the Oscars, but were of course ignored. No matter what, critics like Siskel will never take horror seriously because most of the time, there are no redeeming qualities in these films. They're just pure entertainment. They negelect to realize, however, that pure entertainment can be art, too.

I have the link to a well-written, well thought out article by a guy named Christopher Kelly, who defends the artistic merits of recent horror films (he especially champions Wolf Creek) against a stuffier group of critics who deride every horror film as nothing but porn for the masses. It's a good read, I have the text linked here if you're interested:

http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/entertainment/movies/14185412.htm?source=rss&channel=dfw_movies

[Mr. Fred Krueger]

He complains about the blood and guts and murder in Friday the 13th...





yet has praised Last House on the Left and The Devil's Rejects. The guy just can't make up his mind, can he?

[KillerKlown]

Ebert is a tosser, who gives a fuck what he says.

[MadmanMARZ]

Originally posted by KillerKlown
Ebert is a tosser, who gives a fuck what he says.


Exactly...why bother...he´s just a stupid critic anyway...
If you do not like this kind oof movies, stay the fuck away from them and let the audience who likes them enjoy it...
If I really hate a movie, I don´t debate it, I just want to forget it a.s.a.p. (like Ultraviolet, which was a pile of shit for me)
Friday part 4 is one of the better in the series, filmingwise and not only for the deathscenes. It had good characters, nice suspencescenes and an ubercool Jason who runs :)
:D

[The Arrow]

FUCKING HILARIOUS!

I'll repeat what everybody has said so far: why cover slashers, if you don't like the subgenre and cannot criticize it for what it is.

He made a fool of himself there...again...

I'll take Friday Part 4 over Crash anyday!

[slasherfan]

Anyone seen the out takes where is shows the two of them between takes being racist and slagging each other?

[ERIN_LoJ]

God am I the only one whose having trouble understanding most of what he's saying? But I get enough of it to reply, "blah". You cant be a critic of movies if you're unecessarily harsh on all sub-genres, such as slashers, and are so close minded toward them. Not for everyone but you need to take into consideration the types of movies before you review them and review them on their own individual merits. Blah again

[Terror Australis]

Originally posted by KillerKlown
Ebert is a tosser, who gives a fuck what he says.

Amen to that!

[tylerzx2002]

Originally posted by The Arrow
I'll take Friday Part 4 over Crash anyday!

Exactly. Ebert probably gets paid bigtime to give crapass movies great reviews so we go out and pay our hard earned cash to see and then feel shafted. Horror slashers ARE movies, yet movies like FT13Part4, are getting crapped on by douchefaces like Ebert. As much as I enjoyed Crash, FT13Part4 is an even better flick. I wasn't rushing out to buy Crash in the $5 bin at my local movie store (which actually happened before it won Best Pic.) and I don't plan on going out now and buying the *SUPER SPECIAL EDITION* for $20.

[Hans, wihout Franz]

I have to say this there are a few films that I was suprised Ebert liked(Swamp Thing, The Return of Count Yorga(check it out), Escape from LA) but there are very few "Big" name film critics that I agree with. Lenord Maltin is ok and probably the best of the bunch and he more explains why he did not like the film. Even though I do not agree with everything he says.

[Inglorious]

Bah. Somebody needs to just shut his fat ass up.

[CHANCE]

yeah...and another sad fuck how takes these movies serious.

So these fucks say that these movies have no moral quality?

Gues what...most fairy tales have no moral quality.
What's the moral of Little Red Riding Hood?never trust a wolf?
Henzel and Gretel?never trust old women who live in a forrest

As long as humanity exist, there have been stories that serve no purpose than to scare us.

Read the old testament,Shakespear, any number of old tales , most of them are gore laced ....
Compare Jason's flicks to any number of historical facts/fiction;
Theyr'e pretty tame compared to shit people do in real live...

He should get a real job instead of brainwashing....

[heavy!!!]

What a total wanker. Glad that cock isnt on TV in the Uk.

[Duke Nukem]

Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha! YouTube finally let me see that (bad connections)! That was hystrical. If that's what he truly felt about the film, then there must have been a lot of other shit going on in the world at the time waaaaay under his radar. I can safely say that single review on TV must have been what sparked more and more people to see the movie - not repell against it! Poor Ebert! Or not! And going by one of his last statements, I really want to know how he reacted to "Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning"!

[ComeNightfall]

Horror will always be the bastard child of the movie industry. There are rare exceptions when it's praised, such as The Exorcist and Silence of the Lambs, but for the most part, horror, especially slashers will never get any respect. Yeah, people watch these movies to see what kind of creative kills the filmakers will come up with, but sometimes people just want to be entertained and to forget about the real world and its problems. If movie critics expect every film to be like Howard's End (which I did like) then they should go find another job. You can't be a movie critic and be biased towards certain genres.

The horror industry has produced many, many wonderful little films that didn't become huge like Halloween, the Friday films, and Freddy, but to most movie critics, they won't get any respect because there's blood and guts and screaming. I will never understand how snobby they can be.

[Funnyman]

How come talented people die and he still walks the earth. I am suprised they never killed him off in a scary movie, maybe vol 5

[Mr. Movies]

If I'm not mistaken, isn't this the same Roger Ebert who gave a good review to Logan's Run and trashed Dune?

[TheAxeGrinder]

Originally posted by Mr. Movies
If I'm not mistaken, isn't this the same Roger Ebert who gave a good review to Logan's Run and trashed Dune?

Isn't this the same Roger Ebert who knows dick-all about modern horror movies and prefers to stick with suspense thrillers and call them horror?

[the dead one]

Speaking of...

Film critic Roger Ebert, who has battled cancer in recent years, was in serious but stable condition Sunday evening following an emergency operation to repair complications from a previous cancer surgery.

Ebert, famous for his “thumbs up” or “thumbs down” critiques, was doing well Sunday night, his family said in a statement.

“I am pleased to report that the doctors say Roger is stable and responding well to the recent surgery,” said his wife, Chaz Ebert. “Roger and I are so grateful for your prayers and support but please give the big guy the space and time needed to recover until he is ready to use those thumbs again.”

“Roger is a fighter, and I have every confidence and hope that he has thousands of movie reviews ahead of him,” Roeper said.

Ebert had surgery June 16 to remove a cancerous growth on his salivary gland. He told Sun-Times columnist Robert Feder at the time that the condition was not life-threatening and he expected to make a full recovery.

About 8 p.m. Saturday, a blood vessel burst near the site of the operation, the Sun-Times reported Sunday on its Web site. A Northwestern Memorial Hospital spokeswoman declined to comment Sunday afternoon.

The 64-year-old has undergone cancer surgery three times before — once in 2002 to remove a malignant tumor on his thyroid gland and twice on his salivary gland the next year.